Spelling

Quote by fluff_n_stuff
Is it just me? Do other people not think to check their spelling before posting? Is it really that difficult to hit spell-check if you know your spelling leaves more than a little to be desired? Especially if you persistently spell the same words incorrectly! Even little 3-letter words!
I accept that even I occasionally misspell words, especially if I am typing too fast for my 2 poor index fingers to keep up. But every time a blatant error crops up, a little red wiggly line appears under the word to highlight it! I know that won't help if you have spelt a word wrongly but the mistake you have made is another actual word, but it doesn't take very long to re-read what you have just typed to see if it all looks right before submission, does it?
And breathe............

I'm an idiot poster when it comes to checking fluff sometimes it defies belief. I used to check once upon a time but nowadays i'm faintly amused at how bad i can be. Sad I know but hey.

Quote by fluff_n_stuff
Is it just me? Do other people not think to check their spelling before posting? Is it really that difficult to hit spell-check if you know your spelling leaves more than a little to be desired? Especially if you persistently spell the same words incorrectly! Even little 3-letter words!
I accept that even I occasionally misspell words, especially if I am typing too fast for my 2 poor index fingers to keep up. But every time a blatant error crops up, a little red wiggly line appears under the word to highlight it! I know that won't help if you have spelt a word wrongly but the mistake you have made is another actual word, but it doesn't take very long to re-read what you have just typed to see if it all looks right before submission, does it?
And breathe............

Quote by willxx69
Ok, Ok. Hands up all those who KNEW that I would HAVE to reply to this!
Personally, I take care to check my spelling (and my punctuation - but don't get me started on that ) and I am always attracted by people who do the same. But then, I am fortunate that I have always been good at spelling and went to schools that were really strict on punctuation and grammar so I have no excuse. However, not everyone's that lucky and I would hate anyone to feel that they couldn't post because their spelling/grammar/punctuation isn't up to it. I like reading what most people on here have to say and I am not going to get all snobbish about whether it is correctly spelled or punctuated, and I am sure that fluff didn't mean that either.
Of course, there's a difference between mis-spelling and typing errors. I DO try and read my posts back before I post them, but even then, I sometimes find missing or transposed letters AFTER I have posted them. That annoys me so much that I HAVE to go back and edit them out. Sometimes it can take me 2 or 3 edits to get rid of them all ops: - it's well known that you can't proof read your own work.
It's worth pointing out that Fluff's point about the spell-checker only applies if you type your posts out in Word first. These days, I rarely bother to do that (this is being typed directly into SH). I suppose that making a point of using a spell-checker is good advice for those who know that spelling is a weakness, but that's up to them.
I don't like it if I think that someone can't be bothered. I don't like text speak in texts, I can't stand it in a post. But, again, that's just me. Others may not mind it, and perhaps even like it. Each to their own.
So, in summary (Good grief, I do go on), the main thing for me, is do people get their point across? I can forgive genuine mistakes as long as the meaning is clear and, as I've said, I wouldn't want people to feel intimidated into not posting.
Will

Quote by brucie
i know i always spell "the" as "teh". i think i have a rare disorder called "THE dislexia". it doesnt bother me.

Quote by brucie
what about people who wont spell or punctuate properly?

Quote by Max777
......there is now a spell checker on here, look for the little ABC and tick under the right hand side of the posting box. It took me quite a while to find it too!

Quote by Kaznkev

......there is now a spell checker on here, look for the little ABC and tick under the right hand side of the posting box. It took me quite a while to find it too!

Quote by willxx69

......there is now a spell checker on here, look for the little ABC and tick under the right hand side of the posting box. It took me quite a while to find it too!

Quote by brucie
i know i always spell "the" as "teh". i think i have a rare disorder called "THE dislexia". it doesnt bother me.

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Smelling is so important, and I do check to see if I have smelt correctly, and used the right words....but someone planted a little virus in my computer; it changes the text at the very point of me pushing any button marked 'post' or 'submit'. When I discover who did it....
On the other hand it is the idea that matters, not the correct smelling.
On the third hand bad smelling does give a target to anyone who see their argument broken and refuted.
Travis
PS at the time just before posting this said just what I wantted it to say.

Quote by Witchy
The written word is not an easy medium for some people. It doesn't mean they're stupid, or that their opinions are less valid than those of the more articulate.

Quote by willxx69
The written word is not an easy medium for some people. It doesn't mean they're stupid, or that their opinions are less valid than those of the more articulate.

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Tune where is your TM on bollox gone on your strap line? you were the first one to get me into bollox